Cakaudrove West (Open Constituency, Fiji)
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Cakaudrove West Open is a former electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies that were elected by universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats, called communal constituencies, were allocated by ethnicity). Established by the 1997 Constitution, it came into being in 1999 and was used for the parliamentary elections of 1999, 2001, and 2006. It was located in the southeastern part of the northern island of Vanua Levu.
The 2013 Constitution promulgated by the Military-backed interim government abolished all constituencies and established a form of proportional representation, with the entire country voting as a single electorate.
Election results
In the following tables, the primary vote refers to first-preference votes cast. The final vote refers to the final tally after votes for low-polling candidates have been progressively redistributed to other candidates according to pre-arranged electoral agreements (see electoral fusion), which may be customized by the voters (see instant run-off voting).
In the 1999 election, Sitiveni Rabuka won with more than 50 percent of the primary vote; therefore, there was no redistribution of preferences.
1999
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Sitiveni Rabuka | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 9,190 | 69.92 |
| Ratu Aisake Kubuabola | Christian Democratic Alliance (VLV) | 1,936 | 14.73 |
| Epeli Ligamamada | Fijian Association Party (FAP) | 1,574 | 11.98 |
| Mosese Gere | Nationalist Vanua Tako Lavo Party (NVTLP) | 443 | 3.37 |
| Total | 13,143 | 100.00 | |
2001
| Candidate | Political party | Votes (primary) |
% | Votes (final) |
% |
| Manasa Tugia | Conservative Alliance (CAMV) | 5,362 | 44.56 | 8,007 | 66.54 |
| Laitia Toroki | Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei (SVT) | 3,864 | 32.11 | 4,027 | 33.46 |
| Maciu Cerewale | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 2,803 | 23.29 | ... | ... |
| Total | 12,034 | 100.00 | 12,034 | 100.00 | |
2006
| Candidate | Political party | Votes | % |
| Ratu Osea Vakalalabure | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 8,409 | 59.42 |
| Saliceni Tulevu Gonelevu | Fiji Labour Party (FLP) | 2,369 | 16.74 |
| Peni Naulu | Independent | 1,544 | 10.91 |
| Inia Poate Tubui | Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) | 698 | 4.93 |
| Aporosa Tuikoroalau | Independent | 540 | 3.82 |
| Gilbert Vakalalabure | Independent | 511 | 3.61 |
| Solomone Catarogo | Party of National Unity (PANU) | 91 | 0.64 |
| Total | 14,152 | 100.00 | |
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